Variable pitch propeller, particularly for watercraft



F. s. EVES Aug 1, 1944.

VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLERS, PARTICULARLY FOR WATER CRAFT Filed 'Jan. 15, 1943 T 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 1, 1944. s, v s

VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLERS, PARTICULARLY FOR WATER CRAFT Filed Jan. 15. 1943 s Sheets-Sheet 2 g- 1, 1944- F. s. EVES 2,355,039

VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLERS, PARTICULARLY FOR WATER CRAFT Filed Jan. 15, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 6'.- J 7 0%} 2 r J 7 2 I 68 Patented Aug. 1, 1944 VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER, PARTICU- LARLY FOR WATERCRAFT l Frederick assignor Sydney Eves, Leamington Spa, England, to Automotive Products Company Limited, Leamington Spa, England Application January 15, 1943, Serial No. 472,508

, In Great Britain December 26, 1941 .This invention relates to variable pitch pro.- pellers, particularly for water craft, and it has for its object to provide an improved form and construction of variable pitch propeller mechanism which is especially robust and efficient in operation. The invention further sets out to provide for use in conjunction with a variable pitch propeller for water craft, an operating motor unit which is exceptionally compact and is capable of adjusting the angle of the propeller blades, even when the latter are subjected to heavy working loads. f

According to the invention, regarded broadly, in an underwater propeller for driving -water craft theblades are adjustable in pitch and adjustment of said blades is effected by a liquid pressure motor unit incorporated within the hub of the propeller. E

Further, there is provided for driving water craft a variable pitch underwater propeller, wherein the pitch of a blade is altered by a liquid pressure motor acting through a pair of link members, the arrangement being such that when the motor issubjected to liquid pressure,. tension is created in one of the links and compression in the other.

Preferably, meansfor adjusting the pitch angle of a blade comprise a pair of liquid pressure pistons connected respectively with the root portion of the blade by means'of a pair'of link members, the arrangement being such that when said pistons are subjected to liquid pressure tenrudder post II in the usual manner, which post supports a rudder "and also carriesa bearin member It for plvotally supporting the boss or, hub 14 of the variable pitch propeller, the blades of which latterare indicated at IS. The boss or hub IA' is, of course, secured to the, rear end of a propeller shaft I8 driven by the engine or engines (not shown) of the vessel, incthe usual manner. w The construction and internal arrangement ofthe boss or hub I4 and bearing member H! are shown diagrammatically in Figure 2. It will be realised that in practice thevarious components of the hub it are designed to ensure eflicient working and to enable assembly to be facilitated; the present drawings'are merely diagrammatic in order that the general disposition, and work-- ing of the parts may be understood as clearly as possible.

sion is created in one of said pair of links and compression in the other.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which- I Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of the stern of a vessel fitted with the improved variable pitch propeller.

Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation drawn to'an enlarged scale and showing the operating Figure 5 is a diagram of the electrical connec I tions of the indicating system; and

Figure 6 is-a diagram showing a safety system' for use when the pitch angle of the propeller blades is adapted to be increased until said blades are feathered. 1

In Figure 1 the stern of a. steamship or' other vessel is indicated at Ill and is provided with a The propeller hub ll comprises a body H, which is secured to the propeller shaft Hi, as .by a key l8, said body I! being formed at its rear, end with a spigot l9, which latter --is supported rotationally by means of a ball bearing assembly 20.- The bearing member l3 is hollow and is fitted with a distributor'housingil recelvingthe external stationary portion of the ball'bearing 20; An annular cushion 22 of rubberor like hub I, one of said housings being shown at-25.- I j A circumferential flange 26 is formed uponthe root portion 24 and is substantially rectangular L in radial cross-section so as to provide an anni11-, t ;...i.

lar outer surface which is in running engagement with a series of rollers 21, a corresponding. 7

annular inner surface engaged by a series of rollers 28 and an external curved surface which is in running engagement with a series of rollers 29. These three series of rollers 21, 28 and 29 are accommodated within an annular "groove 30 formed in. the housing 25 and thus constitute an efficient means for rigidly supporting the propeller blade [5 against its working loads, at the'same time permitting it to move there'- ansularly about t ax s th s "in de prevent leakage of liquid across the Joint between to adiustthe pitch angleoi' the propeller blade. the bearing member II and the rudder post Just in advance of the housings 28 the body IT The stub shaft 34 is formed with a longitudinal is formed with a motor cylinder bore 3| which is passage 60, which at its rear end terminates in eo-axial with the axis of rotation of the propeller 5 a port 6| communicating permanently. with the and contains a pair of sliding motor pist0ns'32 annular groove 50, while at its forward end is a and 33; These are annular in form and slide port 62 leading permanently'into the working upon a stub shaft 34" which extends co axially space 36. In a similar manner a. second longithroughthe motor cylinder; the interior is thus tudinal passage 63, having a port 64 at its rear divided into three annular spaces 35; 36 and 37 end and a pair'of ports 65 and 66 at its front by the pistons 32 and. For each propeller portion, forms a permanent communication beblade ISthe rear piston 33 is fitted with, a contween the annular groove 5| and both of the trol rod 38 which passes slidably but in a liquidworking spaces 35 and 31 of the motor unit. tight manner through the rear end wall 39-01 The conduits 58 and 59 are connected with any the cylinder. as will be seen more clearly in ssuitable liquid pressure remote control system, ure 3' also the forward piston "is correspondsuch for instance as a reversible flowmu'mp, ingly fitted with a control rod 40' which passes which is indicated at 61 in Flgure 2, and is reslidably but in a liquid-tight manner through plenished from a reservoir--68. Thus, in order the rear piston 33. as indi ated at". s id on ol to shift the blades I5 in a clockwise direction, as rod 40 also passing through the rear end wall 33 vi w in Figure 3, the pump 61 is operated so of the cylinder 3|. The e r n s 1' t control as to deliver pressure liquid tothe conduit I; rode It and "are connected pivote ly at 42 o said liquid passing through the passage 00 to link members 43 and 4 espectively. the rear the workingspace 88, whle simultaneously the ends 01' which lat er ensue withpins N and N liquid in the working spaces 33 and 31 is rejected provided upon the inner surface of the root porand flow through the passage 53 to thacondu tion 24 of the propeller lade at diam tri ally op- 59. For making a change in the opposite sense, posi pos t o s will be s e in u e pressure liquid is admitted to the conduit n Thus the pro a e can be ov c while the conduit 58 returnstherejected liquid to l ly in a l c w se d rcc o y ad t in Dresthe pump 61' of the remote control system. I! sure t0 the space between the pistons 00 desired interior of bearing member may 32 and 33 so as to spread-the tc p Wherebe permanently connected with the reservoir 68 as on the other hand by adm pressure so i that a pressure head of working liquid is uid simultaneously to t e 893685 d 37 the maintained in the bearing member i3 (owing to P s and 33 e moved rd One another, the elevationofthe reservoir 68), thus preventthus turning the propeller blade IS in an antimg any tendency fo sea water to leak past the clockwise direction. It will 'be observed that rotary seal 23 whenever th 'pit h angle the propellerblode Preferably a hydraulic locking device is incor- I5 is Ch ed the turning couple i pa o the porated in the propeller hub l4 and is interposed r t p t n s produced by a tension force in in the passages 60 and 63, said device being indione f t e link members 43 d and simulcated generally at so in Figure 2 the internal taneously by a compression o ce in e other arrangements of the parts, however, are shown of said link members; As a resulttheforc s pdiagrammatically in Figure 4. .A body 10 has D cd'tO t e'p bl e r b de a e Substantially bfllan eccentrically disposed longitudinal bore 1|,

anced about the axis ofthe root portion 24, thus the end portions 12 and 130i which-are enlarged largely avoiding-l s to on and n-- to form shoulders 14 and 15, respectively. Withinabling a relatively large range of pitch cha ge the central part of the bore H a valve releasing to be covered without recourse to gearingor like member 16 is 'slidably mounted in a liquid-tight mechanism; Mo eov n i ns e Pistons manner and it has its reduced end portions 11 32 and 3 o e m tilted relative to t and 18, slidably mounted in stop collars l9 and axis of the'cylindcri fls r i s by D 80, which are urged against the corresponding ing them with elongated bosses sliding snugly I shoulders 14 and 15 by Springs 3 and 3z The upon he s b shaft 34) all of t propeller, body 10 is formed with a as a e end, which blades l5 may be maintained accurately at the communicates th th port 6| by way t same pitch angle. I passage 60, as above described, and which leads For the pu p of feeding Dressureliquid to into'the left-hand end of the bore 1|, apassage and from-the Worki spa s of e o l- 83 through the valve releasing member 16 serving inder 3|, the stub shaft 34* (Or an'extension thereto maintain the passage a in permanent comof) projects from the rear end of the body as munication with a space 84 in the bore 1|. From indicated" at 34c, and is arranged to run within this space 84 a passage 85 leads to a passage 60b the distributor housing 2|. The latter is formed by way of a non-return valve member 86, coninternally with a pair of annular grooves 50 and veniently of the mushroom type, normally closed 5|, eachof which is boundedbya pair of rotary: by a spring 81 so as to prevent the flow of liquid seals 52 'arranged to prevent leakage of working from the passage 60b to the passage 60a; The liquid outwards along the surface of the stub' valve member 86is,however, arranged tobeopened shaft 34a. These grooves 50 and 5| are conmechanically by-a thrust ballllLwhich is engaged ncct d y fle Pipes 53 and 54 respectively. by a frusto-conical surface 88 upon the valve rewith ports 55 and 56 in the upper surface 57 0f l s ng member 16, so that as the latter moves to the bearing member l3, the arrangement being the left the thrust ball 81 is lifted and forces the such that when said bearing .member I3 is valve member 86 off its seat. In asimilar manner a brought into engagement with, and secured to, passage 63a communicates with a space 89 at the the lower end of the rudder post' said ports right-hand part of the bore 1| and thence with communicate respectively with conduits 5B and v a passage 63b by way of a non-return valve mem- 59 extending through said rudder post Suitber 90 which is held on its seat by a spring 9| but able packing means are, of course, provided to lsarranged to be opened by a thrust ball 92 lifted by at frusto-conical surface 83 oflthe valve releasing member 16 when the latter-has'moved to the right. The passage 60b, of course, communicates with the port 62 (see FigureZ); passage 63a communicates with' the port andpassage 63b communicates with the ports 65and 66. Thecentre portion of'the valve releasing member 16 is provided with a packingwasher 84-and when I pressure liquid is fed to either of the spaces. 84 or it acts as a. piston, said valve releasing member moving axially so asto compress the opposite spring 82or'8I. Thus, for instance, when .pres

sure liquidv is being supplied to the passage 60a I be removed from or applied to the rudder post I I without having to interfere with the-electrical wiring. I

The circuit of the indicating system is shown in Figure 5. The winding IOI with'its tapping I01 constitutes two arms of a Wheatstone bridge circuit,-having,a pair of fixedresistahces I22 and vbetweenthe'resistances I22 and I23. The galfrom the conduit 58 it flows'into the space. and

thence into the passage-80b byopening the nonreturn valve 88; at the same time the valve releasing member 16 is moved to'the right by the pressure of the liquid in the space 84 and so the thrust ball 82 is lifted by the portion 83. with the result that the valve 90 is mechanically opened and consequently enables the rejected working liquid to flow from the motor unit through the passage 63b to the space 80, and thence to theconduit 69 by way or the passage 63a. When, however, the flow of pressure liquid ceases the springs BI and 82 centralize the valve releasing member 16, thus enabling the springs :81 and SI to close the valve members 86 and 90. This, of course, seals the working liquid within the spaces 35, 36 and 31 of the motor unit, as said liquid cannot escape past the closed valves 88 and 80; therefore the setting of the propeller blades I5 is locked and" cannot be altered except by admitting pressure liquid through either one of the conduits 58 and 59. j

The arrangement shown in Figure Zalso includes an electrical device for indicating, at a remote position, the value of the pitch'angle at any time, In normal circumstances the indication wouldrof course, be given at aposition adjacent the pump 61 so as to form a check on the operation of the pitch changing means. Disg'ines, since the propeller shaft I 6 posed within the body I1 is a tubular former. I00,

which is conveniently disposed concentrically with respect to the axis of rotation ofuthe hub, said former beingprovided upon its outer surface with a helical coil IOI of electrical resistance wire,.0ne,

end of which is earthed" by a screw I02; the other end is connected with a cable I03 which passes through an axial'passage I103ain the stub shaft 34,-the opposite end of said cable being connected with, an electrical slip-ring I04 upon the rear end 34a of the stub shaft. ,A second slip-- ring I" isconnected by'a cable I06 with a sliding tapping I01, ad apted to make contact with any of tlflturnsof the winding I0 I. For convenience the tapping I01 is mounted upon a'ring I08 of insulatingmateriaLwhich is urgedto the left by a number of circumferentially spaced coiled compression springs, one of' which is indicated at I 09. The tapping. I01 is in electrical connection with a rod I I0, which is flxedto but insulated from the body I1 and serves as a terminal for thecable I06. The ring [08- is slid axially in unison with the piston 32 by means of circumferentially spaced rods III which slide in. a. liquid-tight manner through the frontwall I I2 of the cylinder SI and bear upon thering I08, A pair of brushes H3 and H4. mounted in an insulating block II5 cooperate with the slip rings I04. and I05, respectively, and are coupled by cables I I6 and I I1 with cables Ill and H9 extending upwards through the rudder post II, readily detachable plug or like connectors I20 and I2I preferably being provided so as to enable the bearing member I3 to .vanometer I26 is thus responsive to the potential h The blades II of th propeller may, of course; I

be arranged to have their pitch angle variable in either direction from the zero setting, 1. e., that setting in which the efiective pitch angl is substantially 0, as this, enables the steamship or equivalent to be driven backwards without the necessity of providing a reverse gear or reversing mechanism in connection with the encan be driven always in the. same direction. Moreover, it may be desirable in some cases for the effective pitch angle (usually in the forward direction) to be increased to substantially when the propeller in question isout ofuse so that said propeller then creates the minimum amount of drag, tend:

ing to retard the forward mdtion of the vessel when the'latter is being towed or driven by means other than the pr'opellerin-questionJ This posi tion of 90 pitch angle is usually termed the;

feathered position. Where such provision is made, however, it is desirable that th blades shouldnot be unwittingly moved to their feathcred position. especially when the propeller is being driven, for this would impose considerable strain on the working parts and is'quite likely to cause damage. a view to avoiding this occurrence a safety de ice may beincorporated .in the means used for varying the pitch ofthe arrangement is shown I diagrammatically in Figure. 6. A control-unit is" blades, and one suitab provided and comprises a bodyl30', having a longitudinalbore withi which a combirfidmlunger and piston valve memb 1 I-3I is slidable towards the right. under the action liquid pressure in an 'endIspalce I32, and towards the left under the action of alspring I33. The.-member I3I is also operable manuallyby a knob I34, with* 'which it is connected by a stem I35, said stem having a notch I36 adapted tobe engaged by th rounded tip of a Z-shaped catch I31, which is pivoted at I38xto a fixed support and is urged into engagement. with the notch I36 by a spring finger l33.

The catch I 31 is arranged to be held in its engaged position, as shown, by means of a J-shaped trigger I40, whichis vpivcited toa fixed-support at'l4 l, and is urged in an anti-clockwise direction bya spring finger I42.. The upstanding portion of the trigger I 40 is connected with the armature I43 to an electro-magnetic solenoid I44, th arrangement being such that, when said solenoid' is energised, the armature I43 moves to the right, thus causing the armature of the trigger I 40 to release the catch member I 31 so that the member I3I can b moved axially, the edge of the notch I36 depressing the catch I 31 and allowing free movement of the stemi35. The valve member III is formed with a circumferential groove. I45 which, when said member is in its left-hand position, connects together a pairor passages I46 and I41; the first of these leads by a pipe I48 to the reservoir58, while the second is connected with the conduit 58. 'I'h 'sp'ace I32 'atthe left-hand endiof the body I30 is connected, as shown,iwith-the conduit 59. The body I3!) is also fitted with a piston I 48 which slides'withi'n a control cylinder I49 connected with the conf'duit 58a pipe I50. The piston I48, whenmoved by pressure liquid in the cylinder'l49, acts'to close a pair of electrical contact'members I 'I and I52, the contact, however, being broken as soon as the pressure in the cylinder I 49. falls below held out manually while the pump in is operated to ieed pressure liquid to the conduit 50; thus when the solenoid I 44 becomes energised'owing to contactsI53, I54 coming into engagement, the

valve member I3I is retained in its normal work- :i p osition, and asgthe pitch angle continues the working pressure. I There is-also providedin the hub.itself;.a pair ofcontacts, which are indicatedat I53 and I54 inFigure 6; the contact I53 is conveniently. carried by the body 01' the propeller hub, while the contact I54 is'movable with the piston 32 and is arranged to engage with the contact I53 as the pitch angle or the blades in the" forward direction reaches a predetermined maximum value, the contact, however, being broken when said angle is substantially exceeded. A source of current, such'as a battery I55, is conneoted in-series with the solenoid I44, thecontacts I5I, I52, I53 and I54. I

The safety device shown in Figure 6 operates asfollows. The motor cylinder unit comprising cylinder 3I and pistons 32 and 33 is arranged as before and is adapted to'increase'the pitch'an'gle of the blades in the forward direction when pressure liquid is .appliedthroughthe duct'58,

whereas the pitch angle in the forward direction is' reduced (or the pitchwang'le' in the freverse' direction is increased) bysupplying pressure liquid to theduct 59. In normal operation, the parts occupy the positions shown and: so long 'as the pitch angle or -the blades in the forward direction does not reach itsmaximum working value ",to increase the contact I54 soon leaves the conta ct I53, thus again de-energising the solenoid I I44. The, operator can then let go of the knob I34 as the-valve member I3I is again mechanically held by the catch I31 acting in conjunction with the trigger I40. It will be seen that when thepitchangle is subsequently reduced there is no'liq'uid pressure in the cylinder I49, .so that the contacts I5I and I52 are separated and the solenoid I44therefore remains inoperative while single piston may be utilised for changing the pitch of the propeller blades, -but the described dual piston arrangement is preferred, as this not only steadies the propeller blades but also enables a smooth action to be obtained over a relatively largerange of angular movements, the

strain on the propeller blades during operation being efiiciently absorbed bythe pistons and their control rods. and links.

What I'claim is:

1. A variable pitch propeller unit'comprising, a' hub member, a propeller shaft, means establishing-a driving connection between said hub member and said propeller shaft, a plurality oi propeller blades, each blade being mounted in 'said hub member for angular pitch adjustment the safety system is inoperative. It will be noted,

however, that whenever pressure liquid is fed to i the conduit 55 the piston I43 is moved along the cylinder I49 and closes the contacts I5I and I 52',

butno current flows as the contacts I53 and I54 are separated. When the maximum working pitch angle is exceeded however contact is also established at I53, I54 so that the solenoid m is energised, thus releasing the trigger I and freeing the catch 131 so that the spring I33 is then Y able to slide the. valve member I3 I to its left hand position in which the groove I connects j together the. passages I46 and I41. seenthat this automatically connects th conduit It will. be

/vl7ith the reservoir 58 so that pressure can no,

ther increasein the pitch angle o'f'the blades is prevented, even although the pump 61 may con- ;/longer existin the conduit: 58, and therefore fur tinue tooperater Moreover, the absence'of presj sure in theconduit 58 enables the contacts I5I and I52 to separate, thus breaking'the circuit through ,the solenoid I44. "The next timethef pump 51 is operated in the other direction, to feed pressureliquid throughthe'conduit 59 f0 reducingthe pitch angle, pressure liquid is again Y:

admitted to the spac I32 and thi s forces the piston valve member I3I backtoits" original po-jf 1 sition by compressing the spring I33, the trigger I40 springing back. into engagement with the catch I31 as the upperlpart of thelatter re-enters,

th 'notch I36.

When it is desired to move the propeller blades to their feathered" position, the knob I34 is about a substantially radial axis, said hub member defining an interior cylinder, a pair of pistmis axially slidable in said cylinder dividing the same into a middle working space and two end workingspaces, a set of piston rods, one for each propeller blade, all of the piston rods of said set being secured to a common piston and extendingslidablythroughone end wall of thecyl inder,,a furth r "set of piston rods, one for each propeller bladgandall secured in common to the otherpisto'n and extending slidably through the first nained piston and" through said end wallof the cylinder, a mum links connecting .each propeller blade at diametrically opposed points with one pistonrod of each set, and means for selectively introducing pressure fluid into either the middle working space or the end working spaces to either spread the-pistons apart to move all the propeller blades angularly in one direction or to move the pistons togetherto move all the propeller blades angularly in the other direction.

2. A variable pitch propeller unit comprising,

a hub'member, a propeller shaft, means establishing a driving connection between said hub member and said propeller shaft, a plurality of propeller blades, each bladebeing mounted in said hub member for angular pitch adjustment about a substantially radial axis, said hub member defining an interior cylinder; a stub shaft extending concentrically through said cylinder, a

pair of annular, pistons axially slidable on said stubishaft dividing said cylinder into a middle annular working space and two end annular working spaces, a set of piston rods, one for each propeller blade, all of the piston rods of said set being secured to a common piston and extending slidably through one end wall of the cylinder, a further set of piston rods, one for each propeller blade'and all secured in common to. the other piston and extending slidably through the first named piston and through said end wall of the cylinder, a pair of links connecting each propeller blade at diametrically opposed points with one piston rod of each set, and means for selectively introducing pressure fluid into either the middle working space or the end working spaces through said stub shaft to either spread the pistons apart to move all the propeller blades angularly in one direction or to move the pistons together to move all the propeller blades angularly in the other direction.

3. A variable pitch propeller unit comprising, .a hub member, a propeller shaft, means establishing a driving connection between said hub member and said propeller shaft, a plurality of propeller blades, each blade being mounted in said hub member for angular pitch adjustment about a substantially radial axis, said hub member defining an interior cylinder, a stub shaft extending concentrically through said cylinder, a pair of annular pistons axially slidable on said stub shaft and dividing the cylinder into a middle annular working space and two end annular working spaces, said stub shaft having a pair of conduits extending therethrough, a port opening from one of said conduits into the middle annular working space, a pair of ports opening through the other conduit into said end annular working spaces, a set of piston rods, one for each propeller blade, all of the piston rods of said set being secured to a common piston and extending slidably through one end wall of the cylinder, a further set of piston rods, one for each propeller blade and all secured in common to the other piston and extending slidably through the first named piston and through said end wall of the cylinder, a pair of links connecting each propeller blade at diametrically opposed points with one piston rod of each set and stationary means communicating with the conduits in said stub shaft for selectively introducing pressure fluid into one or the other of said conduits so as to introduce pressure fluid into either the middle working space or the end working spaces to either spread the pistons apart to move all the propeller blades angularly in one direction or to 4. A variable pitch propeller unit comprising, a hub member, a propeller shaft, means establishing a driving connection between said hub member and said propeller shaft, a stationary housing at the end of said hub remote from said propeller shaft, means mounting said hub for rotation in said housing, a plurality of propeller blades, each blade being mounted in said hub member for angular pitch adjustment about a substantially radial axis,..said hub member defining an interior cylinder, astub shaftextending concentrically through said 'hub and into said housing, said stub shaft passing concentrically through said cylinder, a pair of annular.

pistons axially slidable on said stub shaft in said cylinder dividing the same into a middle annular working space and two end annular working spaces, a set of piston rods, one for each propeller blade, all of the piston rods of said set being secured to a common piston and extending slidably through one end wall of the cylinder, a further set of piston rods, one for each propeller blade and all secured in common to the other piston and extending slidably through the first named piston and through said end wall of the cylinder, a pair of links connecting each propeller blade at diametrically opposed points with one piston rod of each set, said stub shaft having a pair of conduits therethrough, one of said conduits terminating in a port in communication with the middle annular working space and the other of said conduits terminating imports com- ,mum'cating with said end annular working spaces, each conduit also having a port opening into said housing, means constituting the part of said housing defining an annular groove in communication with each of said last named ports, and means for introducing pressure fluid into either of the annular grooves whereby either the middle annular working space or the two end annular working spaces may be supplied with pressure fluid to either spread the pistons apart to move all the propeller blades angularly in one direction or to move the pistons together to move all the propeller blades angularly in the other direction.

5. A variable pitch propeller unit as claimed in claim 4, further comprising normally closed check valves in both of the conduits in said stub shaft preventing flow of pressure fluid away from any of said Working spaces, and means responsive to the introduction of pressure fluid in ler blades angularly in the other direction.

the housing end of either of said conduits for opening both of said check valves.

FREDERICK SYDNEY EVES. 

